New carbon footprint calculator from Multimap

Work out exactly how much bad stuff your car is putting out

Online mapping emporium Multimap has launched an online carbon footprint calculator. Motorists using Multimap will be able to see the carbon footprint of their planned journey and, if they want to, take steps to offset their journey, says the company. The site has partnered with carbon management company Carbon Clear.

"This service will give motorists the opportunity to better understand the carbon footprint of their journey," says a release from the company. "It also allows users to compare the carbon footprint of making the journey in a small, medium or large car (both petrol and diesel), by bus, or by coach."

The company's representative has even sent us some figures of how much carbon we'd burn up if travelling from our base in Bath to London: